Although it says to use a food processor me and Mum found it works much better in a blender. the first time we made it we used the Kenwood Chef Food Processor which sqirted sugary water over the whole kitchen but the resulting lemonade was brilliant.

Ok -here's the thing- 1st of all read the recipe carefully- not ALL the water goes into the processor-after 1whizz it certainly doesn't stay there! Then take into account that even when you've removed the required amount of fluid-it STILL spews everywhere-or did from my kenwood chef! Then add into the time factor cleaning sticky sugary water from the inside and outside of all cupboards, and floor, and everything within a 1m radius plus showering (as I was in bikini at time).
So was it worth it? .....Absoultely! If this were sold in pubs I'd be tea-total! Well....maybe not... But it's good enough for me even to consider it!
Next time I put lemons and 150ml sugary water in processor (the result of which would be lovely with ice cream!) then added rest of fluid through the sieve to ensure I still cartured the full lemon flavour.
'Still Sticky of Derby'

Absolutely handsome! I'll use about a quarter less sugar next time though, but really easy and lovely. In fact, stop reading this review - go and make it, you'd be half way there by now. But since you're still reading I'll tell you this; I had 4 lemons which I had grated for their zest to use in a cheesecake (also to be found on this site), I used these for the lemonade. So, it's official, this lemonade is still great, even without the zest.

All I can say is absolutely amazing! I wanted to attempt something new for my parents and sister to try, and this was a winner. I used slightly less than the amount of sugar stated and sparkling water...There was hardly any left for me! A great alternative to fizzy cool drinks.

Very very easy to make and is an instant hit every time it is served. It also stores well in the fridge for a week. I whizzed all ingredients and sieved it but did not add the remaining half ltr of water. Took the bottle to a picnic, added the rest of the water and a nice refreshing drink was ready!

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